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Tire shops in Saginaw County, MI

How Saginaw County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #873 of 1,530 scored counties
#38 of 44 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
31
14 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$77.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $998 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
187,688
−1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 tire shops in Saginaw County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 45%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Saginaw County spend about $77.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $998 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Saginaw County in 2023. That is one for every 4,872 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Saginaw County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Saginaw County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #873 of 1,530 scored counties and #38 of 44 scored counties in Michigan.

How Saginaw County compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the tire shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Tire shops in Saginaw County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureSaginaw CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.03.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,8727,6056,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$998$1,022$958
Median household income$60,622$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 16
Employees, 2023
122
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Saginaw County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Saginaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
187,688−1.1% since 2020
Households
77,958
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
236
Median household income
$60,622+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,545
Median home value
$152,800
Jobs located here
77,780
Daytime population
194,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for tire shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Saginaw County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa County, MI86292.6$4.5M+3.9%#29 of 1,530
2Livingston County, MI85141.8$6.8M+1.7%#38 of 1,530
3Monroe County, MI82132.1$5.4M+0.7%#69 of 1,530
4Allegan County, MI82112.4$5M+2.1%#72 of 1,530
5Lapeer County, MI80102.9$4.1M+1.0%#98 of 1,530
6Midland County, MI7982.3$4.8M+0.3%#108 of 1,530
7St. Clair County, MI7891.3$8.1M+0.1%#119 of 1,530
8Oakland County, MI761302.5$4.4M+1.2%#150 of 1,530
9Washtenaw County, MI73291.9$5.3M−0.4%#199 of 1,530
10Cass County, MI7362.8$4.1M+0.2%#206 of 1,530
38Saginaw County, MI46314.0$2.5M−1.1%#873 of 1,530

Other business types in Saginaw County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Saginaw County, MI?

There are 31 tire shops on map listings in Saginaw County as of September 2026. 14 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Saginaw County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $77.8M a year, or $998 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 77,958 households in Saginaw County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Saginaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Saginaw County has 4.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,872 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Saginaw County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Saginaw County at 187,688 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,958 households. Median household income in Saginaw County is $60,622, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Saginaw County scores 46 for tire shops (lower middle), #873 of 1,530 scored counties.

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